American History

Participating in Summer Books & Bites Bingo? Try these books about American history!

Updated June 30, 2026
Jessamine County Public Library Books and Bites
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Days without end
Barry, Sebastian
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2016 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A beautiful, savage, tender, searing work of art. Sentence after perfect sentence it grips and does not let go.' Donal Ryan 'A violent, superbly lyrical western offering a sweeping vision of America in the making [and] the most...
The hunger
Katsu, Alma
Paper Book
After having travelled west for weeks, the party of pioneers comes to a crossroads. It is time for their leader, George Donner, to make a choice. They face two diverging paths which lead to the same destination. One is well-documented - the other untested, but rumoured to be shorter. ...
1776 : America and Britain at War
McCullough, David G.
Paper Book
America's most acclaimed historian presents the intricate story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. 1776 tells two gripping stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. A story with a cast of...

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